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For some recipes, you may need to adjust the quantities, i.e. the amount of yeast, flour or water.
Never adjust all these quantities at the same time, for it will not have any effect. Adjusting a
quantity may be necessary because of the quality and specific gravity of the flour, differences in
ambient temperature or freshness of the ingredients. Home-made bread, made with this bread
maker, does not contain any preservatives and is therefore perishable. If you wrap the bread in a
vacuum package after cooling down, you will be able to keep it for a few days. Of course you can
also freeze the bread.
PROBLEMS WHICH MIGHT OCCUR
Several factors can cause your bread to fail. In the following list you will find a series of problems
and possible solutions.
The bread has caved in
If your bread looks caved in, this means the dough you made was too moist. Try adding a smaller
quantity of water. When you use preserved fruits or vegetables, please make sure they have been
soaked and thoroughly dried beforehand. You could also try using a lighter variety of flour. If your
bread caves in, this could also be the result of over-rising. The dough has risen to an extent it could
not cope with. In this case, try adding a little less yeast, 1 or 2 grammes.
The centre of the bread is not sufficiently baked
This may be due to the type of flour you used, often too heavy varieties such as rye flour or
wholemeal flour. Try to program an extra kneading process when using these types of flour. As soon
as the bread maker has terminated the first kneading process, you press stop. Next, you reprogram
the bread maker and press start: the appliance will start kneading again, a larger quantity of air has
now been absorbed by the dough. You could also try selecting the dark crust colour, because this
slightly increases the baking temperature.
The bread has risen too much
If your bread rises higher than it ought to, you have used too much yeast. Please check whether you
have used the right quantity and the right type of yeast. Too much sugar can overactivate the yeast.
Try reducing the dose of sugar and do not use too much dried fruits or honey, which equally
contain a lot of sugar. Try using 10 to 20 ml less water. Do bear in mind that a lower degree of
humidity could brake the activity of the yeast. Sometimes over-rising can also be caused by flour
that was grinded too fine. These varieties of flour do not require an equally active yeast as heavier
varieties do.
The bread is too dry
Try using less flour or add a tablespoonful of liquid. While your bread maker is kneading fairly
heavy dough or when you have programmed longer kneading times, the appliance may occasionally
tremble a bit. Therefore you must make sure your bread maker is always positioned on a stable
surface, not too near to another object and not too close to the edge of the kitchen sink unit.
The bread is flat
If you are using grinded flour or wholemeal flour, your bread tends to be somewhat flatter. If your
bread does not rise at all, you need to check the yeast. Have you thought of adding the yeast? If the
bread has only risen a little bit, the yeast you used may have been too old. Too hot or too cold water
also brakes the yeast’s activity. Please also verify whether you have not
used too much salt.
Error on the display
If you see the indication "H:HH" appearing on the display after you have pressed the start button,
this means that your bread maker has not sufficiently cooled down yet. It is necessary to allow your
appliance to cool down for another 10 to 20 minutes, with its lid open. If the error "E:EE" appears
